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Yamaha have announced a new model (three-wheeled leaning multi wheeler LMW) based on the three cylinder MT-09. Initial specs here

I've seen a few ads recently for these things... Here and Here Has anyone tried one yet?

Saw this in the local free magazine...... Four youths from Canberra, Australia pulled off a trick of breathtaking bravado in order to gain revenge on a mobile speed camera van operating in the area. Three of the group approached the van and distracted the operator's attention by asking a...

I was directed to this article about a "Bridge on Trans-Canada highway splits amid cold weather"............ Scroll down to the tweets (I can't repost the pics) to see a 'photoshopped' pic of a truck with a giant roll of duct-tape.

On a recent ride the bike was behaving normally with warm idle at around 1100 RPM. On a roundabout I felt the bike was 'pushing' and noted that minimum RPM was about 2000 RPM with the throttle closed. I did try the throttle to make sure it was in the fully closed position. The 2000 RPM warm...

Daily Telegraph report: Scientists monitoring an Australian radio telescope have discovered that a series of strange signals which have baffled astrophysicists for 17 years were caused by the facility’s kitchen microwave being opened while in use. The finding was made by Emily Petroff, a PhD...

During my extended winter maintenance I decided to service the brake callipers (front & rear) including replacing all the seals. No big deal, all went well. Then the fun started - while bleeding the front brakes I was getting lots of air bubbles in the returns. I had pumped about 500 ml (new...

A teacher at a West Australian High School reminded her pupils of tomorrow's final exam. "Now listen to me, I won't tolerate any excuses for you not being here tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack, a serious personal injury, illness, or a death in your immediate family, but that’s it...

While checking out the local weather forecast on TV I came across some F1 footage of qualifying in Japan. I was absolutely fascinated by the IR shots of tyre temps and how they cycled so rapidly during the race. I had always imagined that when a tyre got up to 'working temperature' then you...

This video has gone 'viral' in the UK after being released by Norfolk Police and the rider's family. Well worth viewing and reading. I have put up a link to the police website so people can read the story as well view fatal collision...

This was taken from the local free paper............... In the offices of a loan company: "Ask about our plans for owning your home". In a Kentucky appliance store window: "Don't kill your wife. Let our washing machines do the dirty work". In a Maine restaurant: "Open 7 days a week &...

Two Irishmen were sitting in a pub watching the Tour de France on TV. Seamus shook his head and asked, "Whoi t'e hell do they do that?" "Do what?" asked Mick. "Go on them boikes for moiles and moiles, up and down t'e hills, round t'e bends. Day after day, week after week. No matter if...

Three dead bodies turn up at the morgue, all with big smiles on their faces. After the autopsy, the coroner informed the police of the results. The coroner tells the detectives: "First body; An Italian, 60 died of heart failure while making love to his mistress. Hence the enormous smile...

A few years ago robbers entered a bank in a small town. One of them shouted: "Don't move! The money belongs to the bank. Your lives belong to you." Immediately all the people in the bank laid on the floor quietly and without panic. This is an example of how the correct wording of a sentence...

The Darwins Are Out!!!! 2013 Yes, it’s that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honouring the least evolved among us. Here Is The Glorious Winner: 1. When his .38 calibre revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach...

A magazine recently ran a 'Dilbert Quotes' contest. They were looking for people to submit quotes from their real-life Dilbert-type managers. These were voted the top ten quotes in corporate America: 'As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security...

Ever heard of one of these https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y0XbqHUAI-0?feature=player_detailpage ?

These got a good write up in the most recent BMF Rider Magazine (British Motorcyclists Federation). Roads here are crap at the moment, I have to carry a wet sponge whenever I go out but it means I have to stop to use it! Hopefully the Visorcat will do the trick

An old southern country preacher from West Texas had a teenage son named David and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too concerned about it. One day, while the...

Crock of Shit: More politely known as "a pile of poo", the term "a crock of shit" derives from an ancient Roman custom that coincidentally took place in Roman times. It referred literally to a pot into which people would excrete if they were particularly bored by whichever freelance philosopher...